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More Minorities Pass New FDNY Entrance Exam
More than 40 percent of the applicants who passed the latest New York fire department exam are minorities.
Standardized Test Question Asks N.J. Third Graders To Reveal A Secret
The state Education Department says the question was reviewed and approved by both the department and a panel of teachers. The question is being tried out and will not count in the students’ scores.
Elementary, Middle School Students To Face Fewer Trick Questions On Standardized NY Exams
Starting next spring, redesigned tests designed by a new company will be offered to students in the third to eighth grades.
FDNY Outreach Leads To More Recruiting Among Minorities
Commissioner Salvatore Cassano says nearly 17,000 people applied to take the test and 15 percent were black — compared with only 8 percent for the last test, in 2007. The overall number of minority applicants stayed steady at 40 percent.
City Councilman Wants NYC Firefighter Age Limit Raised
The 2007 recruitment exam for the New York City Fire Department is considered to be discriminatory according to the ruling of a federal judge.
Judge Bars NYC From Hiring New Firefighters
Judge Nicholas Garaufis said his permanent injunction would be lifted if the city agreed to court-proposed hiring methods.
NYC Won’t Hire New Firefighters
New York City won’t hire any rookie firefighters until a new entry exam is created to replace one that a judge has declared discriminatory.
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